The Frankfurt Marathon Will Give 300 Runners Entry to the 2027 London Marathon
As many as 300 places a year, split between the fastest amateurs on the day and runners from the Frankfurt region. It is the first time a foreign runner can earn a London place without joining a British athletics body.
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2019 Tokyo Marathon Champion Ruti Aga Charged With Doping and Tampering
The 32-year-old Ethiopian, who won the Xiamen Marathon in January, faces a tampering count alongside a charge over methylprednisolone, a steroid banned in competition, and cannot race while the case is open.
Elite Runners
Nike Is Betting Everything on the Alphafly 4
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Joanna Wietrzyk Has Retroactively Withdrawn From the Hyrox Race She Won in Beijing
She apologized on Instagram five days after the race and said she is giving back the points the win earned her. Hyrox, which has already said its own officials should have stopped her, has not changed the result.
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Endurance Supplements That Work (And A Few That Probably Don’t)
From bicarbonate and beetroot to ketones, creatine, broccoli sprouts, and even lactate gels, today’s endurance athletes have more supplements to choose from than ever — but changing a biomarker isn’t the same as running faster. Here’s how to tell the difference, supplement by supplement.
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Nike Unveils the Alphafly 4
Two years and eight months after the Alphafly 3, Nike’s new marathon racer is lighter, wider at the forefoot and $10 cheaper than its predecessor was at launch. Limited pairs are at nike.com now, with a wide release on Oct. 29.
Michael Doyle
Kenenisa Bekele Will Run the 2026 Berlin Marathon at The Age Of 44
The Ethiopian has not finished a marathon since the Paris Olympics, and he joins a men’s field that lost world record holder Sabastian Sawe to a stress fracture in August.
Elite Runners
Nike’s Newest Super Shoe, the Alphafly 4, Sells Out in Under Five Minutes
The $280 marathon racing shoe was gone from Nike’s US site in under five minutes and disappeared faster in Europe. Nike has said a wider release follows on Oct. 29.
Brands and Gear News
Jiaju Zhao Breaks the Course Record at the Tor des Géants
The 31-year-old ran 65:55:22 through the Aosta Valley to become the first Chinese runner, and the first from outside Europe, to win the 330K race.
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